Video, color, stereo sound, (0.03.08)

The video “Inévitable” explores the situation of oppression and religious violence experienced by Iranian women. I am particularly interested in evoking the sorrow that arises when they are forced to conceal their true identities. This suffering manifests in a constant back and forth between the private and public sphere, a reality that Iranian women must endure due to arbitrary laws such as the obligation to wear the veil and the lack of freedom in all aspects of their lives, whether personal or public. Through this video, my aim is to shed light on these tensions and provoke reflection on the effects of these constraints on women’s lives in Iran. Allegorically, the video unveils the suffering through a vertical camera movement, starting with my joyful face and then descending towards my body as I sit on my own blood.